Rev James A Polite Avenue & Dawson Street

Rev James A Polite Avenue and Dawson Street meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Bill Rainey Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Longwood Av/Dawson St · Bx46
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rev James A Polite Avenue & Dawson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    1,020 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Longwood Av 6
    1,230 feet
    6
  2. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx. Four Seasons” (2008) by Marina Tsersarskaya at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Longwood Av/Dawson St, 190 feet away, for the Bx46.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Longwood Av/Dawson St Bx46
    190 feet
    Bx46

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx46 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Dawson St & Intervale Ave 19 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Longwood
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 110 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Dawson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 130 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1898 and 1900.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Longwood Preparatory Academy School
    630 feet
  2. Success Academy Bronx 3 CMS School
    650 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 School
    650 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Longwood Academy of Discovery School
    670 feet
  2. Prospect Family Residence Pre-K · landmark
    1,030 feet
  3. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bill Rainey Park
    50 feet
  2. Wishing Well Garden
    290 feet
  3. Dawson Playground
    360 feet

Health care

  1. St Vincent Depaul Residence Nursing home or hospice
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Longwood Historic District Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Church Landmark
    600 feet
  2. Christian Church House of worship
    910 feet
  3. St Margarets Episcopal Church House of worship
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    760 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dawson Street or Rev James A Polite Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.